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Friday, December 19, 2014

WYANDOTTE COUNTY TRAFFIC: K-7 & I-70 Interchange in Bonner Springs

From the Kansas Department of Transportation:

EXPECT DELAYS! WEEKEND OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES: Eastbound and westbound I-70 from K-7 to 134th Street will be reduced to ONE OPEN LANE each direction for bridge deck removal work (Ramp F bridge shown above) beginning at 9:00 p.m. TONIGHT, Friday, December 19 and will reopen to all traffic at 12:00 p.m. NOON tomorrow, Saturday, December 20, weather permitting in Bonner Springs.

EXPECT DELAYS! WEEKEND OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES: Eastbound and westbound I-70 from K-7 to 134th Street will be reduced to ONE OPEN LANE each direction for bridge girder removal work (Ramp F shown above) beginning at 9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 20 and will reopen to all traffic at 12:00 p.m. NOON on Sunday, December 21, weather permitting in Bonner Springs.

EXPECT DELAYS! WEEKEND DAYTIME LANE CLOSURE: Westbound I-70 at K-7 will be reduced to ONE OPEN LANE for pavement marking work on Saturday, December 20 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., weather permitting in Bonner Springs. This lane reduction will be the same lane in conjunction with the closure listed above.

Drivers will be directed through the project work zone via message boards, signage and cones. Drivers should expect delays and should allow extra time for their weekend commutes. The Kansas Department of Transportation urges all motorists to be alert, obey the warning signs, and “Give ‘Em a Brake!” when approaching and driving through the project work zone.

This ramp work is part of the K-7 & I-70 Interchange Project Phase 1 construction. Updated daily traffic information for this project and for the entire Kansas City Metro Area can be viewed online any time at: www.ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.

Clarkson Construction is the project contractor on this $18 million construction Phase 1 project. This portion of the project work is scheduled to be completed in late Fall 2014. (KDOT Project #70-105 KA-1003-05)